dimethylmercury
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
593-74-8
[ Name ]:
dimethylmercury
[Synonym ]:
Dimethyl-quecksilber
MFCD00014845
Mercury,dimethyl
DIMETHYLMERCURY
methyl-Hg-methyl
diemthylmercury
dimethylmercure
EINECS 209-805-3
dimethyl-mercury
UNII-C60TQU15XY
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
2.961 g/mL at 25ºC(lit.)
[ Boiling Point ]:
93-94ºC(lit.)
[ Melting Point ]:
-43ºC(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C2H6Hg
[ Molecular Weight ]:
230.65900
[ Flash Point ]:
42ºC
[ Exact Mass ]:
232.01800
[ LogP ]:
1.16510
[ Index of Refraction ]:
n20/D 1.543(lit.)
[ Storage condition ]:
Flammables area
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Highly flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
[ Water Solubility ]:
insoluble H2O; soluble ether, alcohol [MER06]
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- OW3010000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Mercury, dimethyl
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 593-74-8
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 3600205
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 32
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C2-H6-Hg
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 230.67
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- 1-HG-1
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Cytogenetic analysis
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Rodent - hamster Ovary
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 40 mg/L
- REFERENCE :
- MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 290,281,1993 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3; STEL 0.03 mg/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,239,1993 IARC Cancer Review:Group 2B IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,239,1993 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.001 ppm (0.01 mg(Hg)/m3) DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,22,1973 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
Safety Information
[ Hazard Codes ]:
T+,N
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R26/27/28
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3383
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
OW3010000
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
3.1